Cone dispenser



.Aug.6,194o. J BALTON 2210,829

GONE DISPENSER Filed Aug. 19, 1958 Patented Aug. 6, v1940` UNITED STATES GONE DISPENSER James Balton, Baltimore, Md., assignor toMaryland Baking Company, a corporation of Maryland Application August 19, 1938, Serial No. 225,826

1 Claim.

My invention relates to devices for dispensing cones from the cartons in which they are shipped, and it has for itsprimary object to provide a sample apparatus that can be cheaply manufactured and yet one that will be strong and durable and eiectively serve the intended purpose.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter.

To the attainment of the above objects and ends the invention still further resides in those novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described in the detailed description and then be particularly pointed out in the appended '5 claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a dispenser for dispensing cones from cellular containers having provisions for ten stacks of cones.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing, in which like numbers of reference indicate like parts in all the figures, I is the front wall and 2 the end walls which are stamped from a single sheet, the ends of which are curled, as at 3, to constitute sockets to receive the rods t@ of a suitable stand forv supporting the device if desired.

The back wall 4 has side anges 5 which are spot welded to the sides 2 and it also has an oiset 6 and a hanger 'I with key-hole slots 8 by which the device may be mounted on a wall when a stand is not used. l

The bottom of the dispenser comprises gates (one or more, depending on the size of the device) Q-IB-I I hinged to the back wall 4, as at 22, and having spring tongues I3 to snap over the bulges or ribs I2 formed in the bottom edge of the front wall I. The several walls have vertical and hori- Zontal tongues I4 and I5 respectively to hold advertising cards (not shown).

A plate I5 having anges I8 spot welded, as at I9, to the front and back walls divides the container formed by the walls I, 2 and 4 and gates 9-I0-II into an upper and a lower compartment. The plate I6 has holes II to register with the several stacks of cones to be dispensed. Leaf spring lingers 20 areriveted at 2I to the plate I 'I to engage the lowermost cones in the stacks and hold the stacks against accidental (Cl. S12-43) discharge of the cones, but yielding suiciently to allow one to pull out the bottom cone from the stack when desired.

The carton 23 in which the cones are shipped (indicated at 25 in dotted lines in Fig. 2) have 5 ton is opened at the bottom and the box or frame 10 of the dispenser is made to receive the open end of the carton which rests on the plate Il. With the gates, 9-I0-II closed the cones 21 rest on thegates, but when a gate is opened (see Ill, Fig. 2), the stack or stacks of cones above the gate drop down until caught by the ngers 2U where they remain until taken out one at a time by pulling down on the exposed cone.

The top of the carton being left closed, dust and dirt are kept from depositing on the cones in the carton, and when gates B-ID--II are closed a substantially dust-proof enclosure for the cones is obtained.

While I rhave shown the dispenser designed to dispense cones from cartons carrying ten stacks, it will be an obvious modication to design it for cartons containing a lesser number of stacks .than ten.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought that the construction and advantages of the invention will be clear to those skilled in the art to which it relates.

What I claim is:

A dispenser for cones in cellular cartons in 35 which the cells are arranged in a plurality of longitudinal and transverse groups, comprising a shallow frame formed to receive an open end of the carton, a horizontal partition in said frame and supported thereby, on which the carton may 4 rest, said partition having cone passing holes corresponding in number and position to the cells in the carton, a set of leaf spring fingers for each holesecured individually to and depending from said partition under said holes for holding the stacks of cones against accidental discharge when the bottom of the dispenser is open, a plurality of gates hinged along one side of the frame, and means to hold the gates closed and thereby lift the cones out of contact with said fingers.

JAMES BALTON. 

